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Sep 05

The Hi-Call gloves comes with a microphone, speaker and Bluetooth integrated into it

One of the ways we simulate making a phone call is to hold our thumb to our ear, and with our pinkie to our mouth like a microphone. Well if you’d rather be seen doing that while walking down the street, instead of having a Bluetooth headset stuck in your ear, then this Hi-Call glove by Hi-Fun might be worth checking out.

Spotted at IFA by the folks at Macitynet, the Hi-Call gloves feature a battery, microphone, speaker and Bluetooth radio integrated into them. According to its manufacturer, it will allow for around three hours of talk time and up to 20 hours of standby time. No word on pricing but according to Macitynet who spoke to Hi-Fun, the Hi-Call gloves will be made available sometime in October. So, any takers?

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Aug 31

Hi-Fun’s call-receiving Bluetooth gloves, hands-in (video)

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Sometimes the most fascinating bits from a tradeshow come from those booth in between major manufacturers, and while we’re certainly not claiming that the Hi-Call is “the best product at IFA” as its spokesperson suggested to us with a smile, they’re nothing if not interesting. Hi-Fun’s gloves are Bluetooth headsets — or, well, handsets — with the speaker built into the thumb and the mic in the pinky, so you can talk by doing the traditional “call me” hand gesture.

Pairing is simple enough for anyone who’s done the process on a more traditional headset — the button is built into the top of the glove, along with a button to end the call. We took the gloves for a spin, as you can see in the video below, calling the rep’s very confused boss. In spite of turning up the handset volume as loud as possible, we had a lot of trouble actually hearing something on the showfloor — and the fellow on the other end seemed to be having similar issues, leading to quite probably the first time I’ve ever used the phrase “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you, I’m talking into a glove.”

Hi-Call will be out in the beginning of October, just in time for the cold weather. It’ll run you a not particularly cheap €49 for the pleasure of speaking into your pinky. Video evidence after the break.

Gallery: Hi-Call Bluetooth gloves hands-in